Definition of vigil

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Vigil (v. i.) Later, the day and the night preceding a feast..

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Vigilance :: Vigilance (n.) Guard; watch.
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast..
Wakeful :: Wakeful (a.) Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Later, the day and the night preceding a feast..
Watchful :: Watchful (a.) Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits..
Alarm :: Alarm (v. t.) To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
Pervigilation :: Pervigilation (n.) Careful watching.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.
Heedful :: Heedful (a.) Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.
Jealous :: Jealous (a.) Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly..
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast.
Unwary :: Unwary (a.) Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
Sentinel :: Sentinel (n.) A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab..
Vigilancy :: Vigilancy (n.) Vigilance.
Argus :: Argus (n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.
Vigilant :: Vigilant (a.) Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary..
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises..
Vigily :: Vigily (n.) A vigil.
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